Car-roof.



W. 'P. MURPHY.

c An RooFL APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 'lI'I` I-9IT.

Patented 001151918.. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 w. P. MURPHY.

n cnn Hoor. APPLICATIUN FILED SEPT. 2B Jl 7.

Patented Oct. 15, 1918.l

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

l1 M n STATES,

r. 'on CHICAGO, Itnmors, AssIeNon To P. n, MURPHY confirm,

roof-sheets lsire"1'e ben't on the'under sidetd movably-interloek lwith a. re-bentf v{ie-Shingy memberl'fofy sheet metal secured to the subs structure. Heretnford it has been customary the s ubstl: ueture` at the eevefs 'and `extending inwnrdly tooverlap the ends of the roof .sheets 4or of-the ,seams thereof for the purpose vof holding the sheets movnbqy in position;l se'dcli'psbein used in -conjunction with the sheet lmeta 4flashing. The prin- `Lei alfobject fof .the present invention isto dispense withgthe lips end theeeby. save the cost thereof, av-oid the rust' end weer' of the :sheets-incidental to the use of he clips,`and

avoid the 'effeetsofjeceidentel loss of the- 1if s in servida., y ,n thealr'npenyn forms part of this; speci cation, 'llllike numerals-refer 4te like parts wherever thlcllrggu're 1.15 afviufevi,` ,of n portion of an out?.

` sideinetall ear roof embedyingny invention,

`with 'the roofysheets inelusted in broken lilies; r `f f `Fi 2 isasiniilarjview showing a-modified orm of flashing holder;

Fig; 3 is other form of flashing helder; an

Itiggnl 4 a.- detail view of the'fla'shing holder illustrated in'Fig. 3. l fig. 5is a fragmentary plan view, of the eaves portion of p a-shngfholder shown' 1nV 1 Fig. Gais niv y'meent to ooi seamen theline 6-6 in ivan-5; and... u 1 Fig. 7 :isla side' elevation nf the eaves porf4 The construction illustrated in the dravw' type of side. plate nV common A side sheathing v2.' fascia. 3, and wooden ,111g 1 0f '4. The'npper edgerprtion speciii'cationnf Iietters'latent.,

invention relatesto outside metal-car' Y Y l jrebent inner merg-ins or 4fianges 7 of the in actual praetieel to use clips secured to.

tirely across, the ishing, el like vievv illustratin `still an# theY ca-r previded with the. thereof or of the exposed portion thereof is 7 1 ertical' crossmectlontaken adtionlof the car'in-theregion of the roof'r 4 'e cessity .or rnnmssus, rnnnsxnvmm, A eenrommon onPnNNsnvANu. y

A 'cnnfnoonv ,Patented out. i5, 191s;

Appunti@ mea 'september 2s, 1917. semi nu. masi?.

i 'of the lroofsheathing is rabbeted or oset to` 'alovyer level than the rnain surface of the sheathmg vand'` in' the rabbet`5; thusforrned '116s the 4s, eet metal hashing; Strip 6- The body portion .of this flashing strip rests v ietwise on the4 rabbeted portion of the. sheathni endfhes-its inner 'margin 7 bent or fold -beek overl the body portiom but spaced f slightly therefrom andthe outer, 'marglnS ofthe liashngstripis' bent down 65 y over the eevesand secured by 'nails 9 tothe side-of the car. The metelroofsheets 11 have-their eaves-.end Voptionsfrebent on the underside es at 12 to -interlockmovebly with y flashingA stripsgnndet -or near 'the ridg'gel of the car,: the sheets are secured. in anysuitable manner against vslidin .crosswise off of the c erg---Lin such a. Wy. or instance, 'as shown ,i'n-Posson Patent o. 1,015,340-. In the een. 75

struction illustrated, the' roof sheets are.

looselyeonnec'ted along their side .margins by p y I ableV materialis. disposed above'thehashing drawing', which and Where.

'strip and nailed et its nnerend to the Wooden sheetlling, sind at its outer end is -bent down indi'miled tothe-.side of the car. This 'strip 10 thus serves'to prevent the dashing stri from'b'en'ding'u and. `becoming disengage ffrom the roofs Yeet, es 'might otherwise be' `lieble to occurA in the easeof a severe .wind-1 strip extends en! it is located be#4 13 between adjacent or kreinforce the flashing neath the joint or seam roof sheets 11,V thecorner portionsjof" the' roof sheets being et sway insteadof being)` rebent.: In order that this strip lmay' better serveto shed the w e.ter, the upper surfece conceivedl ordished, as illustrated.` l 100` The; hashing, holdifg or reinforcin stripi- 10I` illustrated in Fig. 2 is intended o1- use awa frornthe sea'ln or joint4 betvveenthe', roo sheets;4 that is,"in the middle region-'ef 1 the roofsheet; and: in orden tonvoid'the ne`: for cutting "away afpartof-thefroof sheet, theiholdingor`reinforcing' strip ter-M minatesfiush :with or short `ofA the edge "of the hook portonof said hashing. In this u case, th Fashing holding,- orl reinforcingy 110 V storm.' Asthisstrip lO'that serves to hold.

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strip should be a stiff member with its inner end nailed lclose to the rabbet; and it 1s de- I sirable to concave or dish the upper surface of this'stri to stiii'en it and etter drain an Water that may fall thereon.

n the construction illustrated in Fig. 3, the strip 10b that holds or reinforces the ashin is beneath the flashing strip throng out the greater portion of its length, but has its inner end rebent to overlie the flashing and thereby reinforce it. In this case, the holding strip is nailed tothe substructure before the flashing strip is applied,

" portions overlapp 'the flashing strips.

and preferably also before its inner end is rebent. In such case, the flashing strip cov- .ers the nails 9 through the securing strips as well as the nails 121 that hold .the Wooden sheathing to the substructure.

- What I claim is:

' 1. In an outside metal car roof comprising roof sheets Whose eav'e's end portions are rebent and movably interlocked with rebent flashing strips, strips for reinforcing the flashing strip, said reinforcing strips being fastened t0 the substructure and having g the rebent portions of 2. In an outside metal carroof comprising roof Sheets havin their eaves end portions rebent and' movab yiinterlocked with rebcnt flashing strips, a strip for reinforcing thc ashing strip, said reinforcing strip eing fastened to the substructure at its inner end and havin a portion overlapping the rebent portion o he ashing strip.

3. An outside metal car roof' comprising roof sheets 'whose eaves end portions are rebent and movably interlocked with rebent flashing strips, a strip for reinforcing the flashi strip, said reinforcing strips crossingv sali ashing strips under the roof seams and having their ends secured to thesubstructure beyond the flashing strips.

v4. An outside metal car roof comprising roof sheets having their eaves 'end portions rebent and-movably interlocked with rebent flashing strips, a strip for reinforcing the flashing strip, said reinforcing strip, having its upper surface concaved and being fastened to the substructure, and having a portion. overlapping the rebent portion of the flashing strip. p

Signed at Chicago, Ill., this th days of September, 1917. 1

'WALTER P. MURPHY. 

